Original German WWII Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig with Scabbard Featured Item Below this is maker marked

Below this is maker marked inside of a black retangle:

Scabbard length: 8 3/4" with belt loop

Nov 9th 1942 Algeria North Africa

The B-17 bomber crew

but that my left foot was injured when I baled out of the plane

Original German WWII Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig with Scabbard Featured Item Below this is maker markedOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword, made by the rare and desirable maker F. & A. Helbig, Messerfabrik (knife factory). It features great aluminum fittings and a lovely nickel plated steel blade. This is mid war produced example, as early war examples were silver frosted nickel alloy. As the war continued they moved to the "air age" aluminum material, which was felt to